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Santee Prairie SNA

Santee Prairie SNA from directly overhead

Santee Prairie SNA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wambach Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.39896, -95.92842

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
  • Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
  • Melland Memorial Park: 14.8 mi
  • Waubun City Park: 14.9 mi
  • Larson Park: 15.0 mi
  • Melland Baseball Park: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 14.8 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 14.8 mi
  • ROAR!: 16.3 mi
  • Elk: 16.4 mi
  • Erskin Walley Sculpture: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Helicopter: 14.8 mi
  • Tank: 14.8 mi
  • Tank: 16.3 mi
  • Les Hoien Memorial Plaque: 18.5 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Frenchmans Bluff: 18.2 mi
  • Strawberry Mountain: 20.9 mi
  • Height of Land Lookout: 23.0 mi
Museums: 2
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 18.2 mi
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santee Prairie SNA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Height of Land LookoutESE 120°611 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5619:36
June solstice05:2820:3721:25
September equinox07:1118:4319:23
December solstice08:0915:4316:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F61125415564686758442714
Precip in0.80.71.11.73.14.73.83.42.82.31.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mahnomen, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1382597203

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